Priority Processing in LMIA Applications

Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA”) applications typically take 1-2 months to process. However, the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC”) processes LMIAs for in-demand occupations (skilled trades), highly paid occupations (top 10%) or short-duration (120 days or less) entries within a 10 business day service standard.

High-Demand

To be considered a High-Demand LMIA, the position must be for a skilled trade on the list of eligible occupations below, and the wage being offered for the position must be at, or above, the provincial / territorial median wage where the job is located.

To be considered a Highest-Paid LMIA, the wage being offered for the position is at or above the top 10% of wages earned by Canadians or permanent residents in the province/territory, where the job is located. This amount is:

To constitute a Short Duration LMIA, the length of employment must be 120 calendar days or less. It is applicable for any occupation. The wage being offered for the requested occupation must be at or above the provincial / territorial hourly median wage for the occupation.

Things to Note

There are several things that employers should know about the 10 day service standard, including that:

An Employer Compliance Review or Inspection takes precedence over the 10-Day Speed of Service.

To be eligible for the 10-Day Speed of Service a file must be complete. If additional information is required, an application will alos be removed.

Complex files will also be removed from the 10-Day Speed of Service.

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